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abnegating
Overview of verb abnegate
The verb abnegate has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. deny, abnegate -- (deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits")
2. abnegate -- (surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers")
3. abnegate -- (deny or renounce; "They abnegated their gods")
Antonyms of verb abnegate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb abnegate
3 senses of abnegate
Sense 1
deny, abnegate
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
abnegate
=> surrender, relinquish
=> yield
Sense 3
abnegate
=> deny
=> renounce, repudiate
=> reject
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb abnegate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb abnegate
3 senses of abnegate
Sense 1
deny, abnegate
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 2
abnegate
=> surrender, relinquish
Sense 3
abnegate
=> deny
'Cause To' of verb abnegate
Derived Forms of verb abnegate
3 senses of abnegate
Sense 1
deny, abnegate
RELATED TO>(noun) abnegation#2
=> abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
Sense 2
abnegate
RELATED TO>(noun) abnegator#1
=> abnegator
Sense 3
abnegate
RELATED TO>(noun) abnegation#1
=> abnegation
RELATED TO>(noun) abnegator#1
=> abnegator
Domain of verb abnegate
Domain Terms of verb abnegate
Familiarity of verb abnegate
abnegate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb abnegate
3 senses of abnegate
Sense 1
deny, abnegate
*> Somebody ----s somebody something
Sense 2
abnegate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 3
abnegate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb abnegate
3 senses of abnegate
Sense 1
deny, abnegate
> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue, cricify
=> deny, abnegate
=> restrict
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 2
abnegate
> surrender, relinquish
=> abnegate
Sense 3
abnegate
> deny
=> abnegate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb abnegate
Sense 1
deny, abnegate
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
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Sense 2
abnegate
=> surrender, relinquish
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Sense 3
abnegate
=> deny
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Grep of verb abnegate
abnegate
Grep of adj abnegating
self-abnegating
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